- Creating Text Frames
- Typing Text
- Selecting Text
- Moving and Deleting Text
- Using the Character Palette
- Setting the Typeface and Point Size
- Styling Text
- Setting Line and Character Spacing
- Applying Text Distortions
- Setting the Language
- Applying Paragraph Formatting
- Setting Alignment and Indents
- Inserting a Manual Indent
- Setting Paragraph Effects
- Working with Hidden Characters
- Using the Glyphs Palette
- Working with Text Flow
- Setting Text Frame General Controls
- Using the Control Palette for Text
- Using Special Text Characters
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Styling Text
InDesign also lets you apply electronic styling such as All Caps, Small Caps, Subscript, and Superscript. (See page 65 for a discussion about electronic styling.)
To apply electronic styles:
- Choose one of the styles listed in the Character palette menu
. The text changes to the style chosen 
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- All Caps converts lowercase letters to all capital letters.
- Small Caps converts lowercase letters to reduced capitals.
- Superscript reduces and raises the text above the baseline.
- Subscript reduces and lowers the text below the baseline.
- Underline draws a line under the text. (See the next page for how to customize the appearance of the underline.)
- Strikethrough draws a line through the text. (See the next page for how to customize the appearance of the strikethrough line.)
- Ligatures automatically substitutes the combined letterforms for characters such as fi and fl
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As mentioned on the previous page, you can change the appearance of the Underline and Strikethrough effects.
To customize Underline and Strikethrough Options:
- Select the text.
- Choose Underline Options or Strike-through Options from the Character palette menu. The Underline Options or Strikethrough
Options dialog box appears
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- Click Underline On or Strikethrough On to turn on the effect.
- Use the Weight controls to set the thickness of the line.
- Use the Offset controls to move the line as follows:
- Positive underline numbers move the line below the baseline.
- Positive strikethrough numbers move the line above the baseline.
- Choose one of the rules from the Type list (see page 157 for working with rules).
- Choose a color and tint from the Color and Tint lists.
- If your line type has a gap, such as in a dashed line, use the Gap Color and Gap Tint lists to color the gap.
- If desired, check the Overprint Stroke and Overprint Gap options. (See page 145 for more information on overprinting colors.)
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Underlines as Highlights!
One of the most exciting uses for the custom underlines and strikethrough effects is to use them as highlights for individual lines or words of text. This is something designers have wanted to do for years.
All you have to do is set the weight of the line to slightly thicker than the text point size. And use the offset to position
the line around the text. You can then apply these custom underlines as highlights for text. You can also combine the underline
and strikethrough lines above and below the text 
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